While 'Abbott Elementary' is helping lead a network sitcom revival, it’s not the only comedy that's made a splash over the past year
, she might not seem like the most likely fit for the starring role. In the TBS sitcom, Pedrad plays the titular character, a 14-year-old Persian-American boy navigating his first year of high school. After finally getting his braces off, he’s focused on fitting in among his peers and starts an unsavory lie to try to boost his popularity status. When his mom begins dating, he’s forced to confront his feelings about his absent father.
Set at the Detroit-based Payne Motors, the boss must prove herself and get the hang of the 21st-century car industry. Among the issues she has to deal with: a problematic self-driving car and a lack of adequate representation in advertisements. Her reluctant new coworkers include the overlooked grandson of the company’s former CEO and a passionate product designer.
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